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Your Source For The Best In BasketballMon, 14 Mar 2016 23:25:37 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1By: ShanBhttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-2051038
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:51:18 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-2051038And indeed, after all of the negative comments directed toward a GREAT school that gave this GREAT player a GREAT opportunity to prove himself at the collegiate level…. Gary Trent’s jersey was retired yesterday: http://speakeasymag.com/sports/honoring-gary-trent/
All the haters, get over yourself. Stay classy, Gary – thanks for being the athlete and Bobcat that helped put our school on the map in college basketball.
]]>By: Retsofinchttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1899123
Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:16:57 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1899123A Message to Gary,

Keep shooting for the stars, the ski is the LIMIT!! Ohio University’s LOSS. Remember they have the AL-KITE-TA syndrome!!!

]]>By: Tia Trenthttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1517747
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:24:11 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1517747First and foremost, My brother was good enought to play and get recruited to O.U. with his bad grades and horrible childhood. Did you think any of that went away just because he went to college? No! He was still 17, so he was still that wild animal that eventually made him that BREAST… Is it ironic that when he went to OU he still was that problem child with the same understanding of life. Larry Hunter tried, but they continued to keep him there with all his problems, while he continued to break history and take O.U.’s basketball team to new heights. They used him for what they needed him for. As college continues to do, as they use these athletes and make millions off of them.
Reguardless, of how OU feels about him , he put OU on the map. No one still knows really where OU is, as I travel around the world, but they recoginze the name Gary Trent, and that he was the “Shaq of the Mac” to some small school, which he lead to the NCAA tournment. He made them money and help expose the schools name, but they can’t show enough RESPECT to retire the jesery of a now mature person. He acknowledge that he played for OU’s basketball team and they can’t acknowlegde him. That is disrespectful and it reflects on the school.
]]>By: el_larsenhttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1496320
Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:38:00 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1496320great article!
gary trent was a beast
]]>By: joseph r sligohttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1471261
Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:30:28 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1471261Sir:

I was in Athens on the faculty at Ohio University for over 35 years.

I am sure he will be honored by the OU.

Your article will help because you were and
are respected at OU.

jrsligbo 5:29 PM MST
Monday 2/7/2011.
END OF MESSAGE.

]]>By: NYC Bobcathttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1461095
Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:46:41 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1461095I saw most of Trent’s games when he was a soph and junior. He was an absolute beast on the court. Opposing teams couldn’t stop him and he single handedly turned Geno Ford into an Ohio legend as well. He made us forget about the Dave Jamerson era which was only 4 years in the can at that point. Very approachable in the Court Street bars as well.
]]>By: sarahannerwhttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1457471
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:27:00 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1457471what a fantastic article!
]]>By: GShiplehttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1456898
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 02:55:09 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1456898Outstanding Story Nick
]]>By: Mannyhttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1456849
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:39:54 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1456849This is one of those articles that is just flat out fun to read. It’s really disappointing Trent can’t get his jersey retired and get the final piece of recognition he has earned.
]]>By: burnt_chickenhttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1456635
Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:20:32 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1456635schools at the postsecondary level should not have to play the role of babysitter. If a student does not take his studies seriously, a white-hot spotlight should not be cast upon the institution. Something about being grown up, and responsible for your own actions, and all that…
a great athlete does not a great student-athlete make.
]]>By: Cizzohttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1456331
Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:44:35 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1456331Dude was an animal…. G.T. was the premier player in college in his day… Ohio U need to pay Homage!
]]>By: somedudehttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1456270
Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:46:24 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1456270Couldn’t he take the courses online from whatever school that offers them, and then transfer them to OU? So long as it’s under 1/4 of his credits, that would be fine…
]]>By: Team-Uhttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1456059
Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:33:30 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1456059anybody have some good links of Gary Trent highlights?
]]>By: Teddy-the-Bearhttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1456051
Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:25:55 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1456051This is a damn good article… Is Nick only an undergrad in university? This was really great to read.
]]>By: ryanhttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1456049
Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:14:10 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1456049Gary Trent was one of those dudes who seemed liked he’d gotten bad directions to the football field and ended up playing basketball. But he made it work and that’s really the smaller part of his story. Ohio University GYT.
]]>By: JBhttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1455983
Tue, 25 Jan 2011 06:02:58 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1455983A couple things:

First off, Walter Luckett DID graduate (the above article clearly states this). Secondly, Ohio University is hardly the only school that has a mandatory graduation rule for jersey retirement or inclusion in the its athletics Hall of Fame.

And a number of early entrants into the NBA have managed to find time and resources to receive degrees from the schools at which they played (among others, see: O’Neal, Shaquille; Thomas, Isiah and Stackhouse, Jerry). It’s simply a matter of priorities.

I’m sure you’ll find that every person at Ohio University and within its athletics department acknolwedges that Gary Trent is the best player in Bobcat basketball history. But until HE decides its time to stop making excuses and earns his degree, the school shouldn’t have to bend its rules to accommodate him.

]]>By: Rick Ramsdellhttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1455968
Tue, 25 Jan 2011 05:26:54 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1455968Brilliant story..maybe this will bring some long overdue recognition from the university. Thanks Mr. Piotrowicz!
]]>By: Ben Osbornehttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1455914
Tue, 25 Jan 2011 03:51:09 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1455914Great job in print and with the re-run on here by Nick. Thanks! We’ve gotten more letters about this story than anything else in SLAM 145. Hopefully I will learn something from that!
]]>By: Jukaihttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1455762
Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:50:56 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1455762Great article.
]]>By: tje2129http://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1455758
Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:46:13 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1455758How cruel can one school’s administration be? Trent made them big then they dissed him because he didn’t graduate? and they turned around and retired another player’s jersey – who didn’t graduate? Reeks of discrimination and ineptitude…Trent is a hardworker, maybe not a superstar but a relentless force when he played. That should be enough to retire his number.
]]>By: BossTerryhttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1455695
Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:32:24 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1455695I was a big fan of Gary, in fact I think I had his jersey in JR. High.. Also, the new Ish of Slam is great, I like the piece on Trent, and Shawn Respert (both were traded for each other on draft day)..
]]>By: Enigmatichttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1455582
Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:17:20 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1455582Co-sign AllenP. As usual.
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1455540
Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:47:20 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1455540That is a horrible rule. WTH. I mean, I respect the academics, but that rule is stupid in my opinion. You don’t have to graduate to have been one of the best players at the school. Hell, the school didn’t make sure he was serious about his classwork while he was there anyway.
]]>By: San Dovahttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1455507
Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:29:04 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1455507I’m going to find out why. My cousin coached Gary Trent during his entire time at OU.
]]>By: Bryanhttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1455497
Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:23:32 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1455497I loved Gary Trent.
]]>By: underdoghttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1455452
Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:57:08 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1455452Great story! It’s a shame OU won’t retire his jersey.
]]>By: nbkhttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1455425
Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:42:09 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1455425Awesome story, great read.
]]>By: Jeremy Baumanhttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1455394
Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:22:49 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1455394Great story
]]>By: Tzvi Twerskyhttp://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/features/wheres-the-beef/#comment-1455371
Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:04:18 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=108925#comment-1455371This is exceptional.
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